Health & Medical
Mental health report reveals failures that left killer at liberty
Published: 24 September 2006
Michael Stone, who murdered Lin and Megan Russell, was labelled dangerous and a threat to the public on numerous occasions in the months leading up to the killings.
WeightWatchers on the NHS
Published: 24 September 2006
Revealed: watchdog's damning verdict on Cadbury
Published: 23 September 2006
Staff at the Government's food watchdog were annoyed by Cadbury's behaviour during the salmonella outbreak this summer.
Potato firm bites back after Oliver's crusade against chips
Published: 23 September 2006
He has championed the cause of healthy school dinners, leading the crusade against Turkey Twizzlers and chips with everything and extracting a pledge of £280m from Tony Blair to improve children's diets.
Nurse wins legal fight against ward closures
Published: 23 September 2006
A nurse who left her job to campaign against NHS cuts has won a legal battle over the closure of two wards at the first health service hospital.
Cervical cancer vaccine approved
Published: 23 September 2006
A cervical cancer vaccine has become the first to receive a European licence, paving the way for an immunisation campaign in Britain. Gardasil could prevent up to 3,000 cases of the disease a year in the UK.
At least 40 British patients given body parts stolen in US
Published: 22 September 2006
At least 40 patients have received bone grafts alleged to have been stolen in America and sold to British hospitals.
NHS workers join biggest strike for 20 years
Published: 22 September 2006
The biggest national strike in the NHS for almost 20 years got under way last night when hundreds of workers joined a walkout in a row over privatisation.
Rise in Caesareans blamed on shortage of consultants
Published: 22 September 2006
The rising rate of emergency Caesarean sections is being driven by the lack of skilled obstetricians experienced in managing difficult vaginal births, senior doctors have warned.
Ultra-slim models 'are preferred by women'
Published: 21 September 2006
The fashion industry found a new ally yesterday in the battle over its use of skinny models - women. Researchers at the University of Bath said women preferred models with the slimmest figures.
The Big Question: Is the BMI index the right way to tell what our weight should be?
Published: 21 September 2006
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The Big Question: Why are we closing hospitals when spending on the NHS is rising?
Published: 20 September 2006
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Body dysmorphia: the tyranny of thin
Published: 19 September 2006
Down's syndrome: 'She wasn't the daughter I wanted'
Published: 19 September 2006
Gum disease: the lowdown on plaque attack
Published: 19 September 2006
Your health questions answered
Published: 19 September 2006
Study links acne drug to suicides
Published: 19 September 2006
An acne treatment blamed for triggering suicides in young people has been shown to cause depressive behaviour in animal tests.
Stephen Fry: My battle with mental illness
Published: 17 September 2006
'Idiot' junk-food parents feel the wrath of Jamie
Published: 17 September 2006
Out of control? Botox addicts
Published: 17 September 2006
Doctors back NHS closures
Published: 17 September 2006
The heads of the Royal College of Physicians and the British Medical Association have given their support to government plans for the closure up to 60 hospital departments.
Drug offers hope to beat diabetes epidemic
Published: 16 September 2006
A drug that has been shown to cut the risk of diabetes by two thirds has been hailed by doctors as giving new hope to thousands of people.
The appeal of yoga stretches to Britain's stressed-out children
Published: 16 September 2006
Yoga has long been used to relieve stress and improve posture. Now the benefits of the ancient discipline are being used by schools to improve concentration and help relaxation.
Role models? Backlash against fashion's thinnest
Published: 15 September 2006
Acupuncture more effective for treating back pain than traditional methods on the NHS
Published: 15 September 2006
Traditional Chinese acupuncture has more to offer 21st century sufferers of back pain than anything modern medicine can provide, researchers report today.
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